Selling fish, negotiating power
Women’s communication in gendered work relations in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17801599 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy Max (0000-0001-7196-9108, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya, corresponding author), Pramana Pramana (0000-0001-7254-6908, Sebelas Maret University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1683-478X • E-ISSN: 2168-4227 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1683478x.2026.2656083 |
| OpenAlex | W7154706432 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This study examines the communication of women fishmongers in gendered work relations in Lewoleba, Indonesia. Using a qualitative single case study, the research explores how women negotiate unequal relations with husbands, fellow fishmongers, and capital owners within the everyday realities of small-scale fisheries. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and observation involving women fishmongers, husbands, and capital owners in two fishing villages. Guided by Relational Dialectics Theory and the Social Relations Approach, the study finds that women’s work relations are shaped by recurring tensions around selling place, fish prices, access to fisheries assistance, and debt. These tensions reveal how communication becomes central to the management of double burden, subordination, stereotyping, and marginalization. The findings show that women use silence, negotiation, and selective communicative strategies to sustain relationships and protect household survival under unequal conditions. From the perspective of this study, communication is not secondary to labor, but a key medium through which gendered inequality in small-scale fisheries is maintained, negotiated, and at times quietly resisted.
Gender relations · Identity (music) · Labor relations · Negotiation · Project commissioning · Work (physics) · Asian Studies and History · Gender and Women's Rights · Gender Politics and Representation · Industrial relations
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |